Oxford House College, Oxford  

Area

Objectives     

(adapted from descriptors from Common European Framework and European Language Portfolio level A1)

Grammar Syllabus

Vocabulary

and Topical Syllabus

Functional Syllabus

Speaking interaction and production objectives

You will be able to:

·     Ask and answer simple questions on very familiar topics.

·     Use simple phrases and sentences to describe where you live and people you know.

·    Present Simple

·    Pronouns

·    Articles

·    Prepositions of place and time

·    Conjunctions / linkers: and / but / because / or

·    Irregular plurals

·    Possessive Adjectives

·    Too/ very

·    Can (ability / possibility)

·    Short form answers

·    Going to (future plans)

·    will (offers)

·    Adverbs of Frequency

·    Imperatives

·    Past Simple

·    Present Continuous

·    Comparatives

·    Superlatives

·    Irregular Adverbs

·    Numbers (cardinal / ordinal) and money

·    Countries, nationalities and languages

·    Times

·    Days, dates, months, years and seasons

·    Shops and places

·    Interests, sports and activities

·    Jobs

·    Rooms and furniture

·    Colours

·    Size and weight

·    Body parts and appearance

·    Food, meals, cooking

·    Weather

·    Transport

·    Health

·    Feelings and emotions

·    Street directions

·    Clothes

·    Greeting and Introducing

·    Buying and asking prices

·    Asking about personal information

·    Describing people and objects

·    Telling the time

·    Talking about routines

·    Talking about frequency and time duration

·    Talking about likes and dislikes

·    Giving opinions

·    Talking about past experiences

·    Inviting/ refusing/ accepting/ thanking

·    Requesting/ offering

·    Asking permission

·    Giving instructions

·    Making suggestions

·    Talking about future arrangements

·    Applying for a job

Listening objectives

You will be able to:

·     Understand familiar words and very basic phrases about yourself, your family and immediate surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly and repeats.

Reading objectives

You will be able to:

·     Understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues.

Writing objectives

You will be able to:

·     Write a short, simple postcard, for example holiday postcards.

·     Fill in forms with personal details, for example entering your name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.